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Sept 14 , 2026

High School Juniors | Register to be a contestant

for the 80th North Carolina Azalea Festival Scholarship Pageant

The North Carolina Azalea Festival Scholarship Princess tradition began in 1949, during the second Festival. Nearly eight decades later, the tradition continues, but the experience is evolving.

Today’s NCAF Scholarship Pageant is designed to recognize more than poise on a stage. It gives young women a chance to develop their voices, discover their capacity to lead, become more engaged citizens, build relationships, pursue educational goals, and learn the story of an iconic North Carolina Festival.

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